Henry James (1843-1916) wrote short stories, plays, literary criticism, travel essays and is most famous for his many novels, which include "The Portrait of a Lady," "The Bostonians," "The Ambassadors," and "The Golden Bowl," American born, he spent considerable time in England and eventually became a British subject. When he died he left behind more than ten thousand letters. Pierre A. Walker is a professor of English at Salem State College. He is the editor of "Henry James on Culture: Collected Essays on Politics" and the American Social Scene, available in a Bison Books edition, and the